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processed
/ˈprəʊsɛst/
adjective
Changed by a factory process, often with added salt, sugar or chemicals.
- “Processed foods are cheap but often unhealthy.”Toofey
- “Any orders you place with us will be processed promptly.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))